Tide

See also: tide, tìde, and -tide

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German Tide, a variant of Getide, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German getīde. Cognate with Dutch tij and getijde. Eventually related to Zeit (“time”) and English tide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːdə/

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• Rhymes: -iːdə

Noun

Tide f (genitive Tide, plural Tiden)

1. (uncountable) tides (the periodic change of the sea level)
2. (countable) tide (one cycle of eb and flood)
   • 2010, 8 July, Michael Stoessinger, “Ein Bild von einem Meer”, in: Stern 28

     – Da fangen Sie ja wenig. – Wieso datt denn? – Einmal im Jahr. – Nee, Quatsch, jetzt. Nach jeder Tide.

     - Then you don’t catch a lot. – Why that? – Once a year. – No, humbug, now. After each tide.

Synonyms

• (uncountable): Gezeiten (pl.), Tiden (pl.)
• (countable): Gezeitenwechsel

Further reading

• “Tide” in Duden online